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Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP, NBC News reports.

Some 93 people were killed, another 40 people were missing and dozens injured, according to the Gaza government media office.

The Southland held events in commemoration of the Oct. 7 attack in Gaza. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Ahead of the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles today will host an evening of remembrance, reflection and recognition.

Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing those displaced by the war in Gaza has killed at least 19 people and wounded 60.

The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war. Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said Kyiv’s surprise move in August to seize territory in Russia’s Kursk region was “typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians.” He...

Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a three-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus.

Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.

A 15-year-old boy who lost his legs in an explosion in Gaza arrived at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday.

This is far from the first time the rival groups have signed reconciliation pacts, only to return to hostilities due to persistent disagreements.

Planned as a temporary fix to get aid to starving Palestinians, the project was panned from the start by aid groups that condemned it as a waste of time and money.

Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory’s health officials and emergency workers.

Protesters continue to call for the university to cut financial ties with Israel, attempting to set up camp at multiple locations. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday, but that wasn’t the case for four students who are involved in ongoing disciplinary proceedings stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.

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The strike at UCLA is part of a wave of rolling strikes by unionized academic workers, such as teaching assistants, readers, tutors, student researchers and academic researchers. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News on May 28, 2024.

UCLA academic workers plan to walk off the job Tuesday as part of a rolling strike over the University of California’s response to campus protests.

A rolling strike by unionized academic workers will come to UCLA as part of the second wave of union walkouts. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on Tuesday May 28, 2024. 

A group of demonstrators gathered Thursday morning on the UCLA campus. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Thursday May 23, 2024.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will be questioned by a House committee Thursday in Washington, D.C. about protests on the Westwood campus and the law enforcement response.